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ER. OAHOONE -& N. TEAS.

Coach 0r Harness Pad.

Patented Feb. 3, 1880.

NPEI'ERS, FHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON n c.

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E-R' CAI-100N151 &."N. TEAS. Coach or Harness Paqd.

Patented F'eb. 3,1880.

N.PE[ERS, PROTOLITHOGRAPHER, WASmNGTON. D. C.

NITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

Assienons' TO SAID cAHooNE;

co c OR HARNESS PAD.

' SPECIFICATIQNjforming part To all whom it may concern Be itknown that we, EDW IN R. OAHOONE and NOBLE .TEAS, both of Newark, in the, county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulIrnp'rovement in Goach or Harness Pads, of which the following specification is a description:

Theobject of our invention is to produce a pad for team-harness'for farmers and others adapted for the back of; any and every horse, whether fat or lean. p

Our invention therefore relates to that kind of pad which has a yielding center, being stiff on the sidesto keep the stuffinginitsproper place and give a handsome appearance to the article. L In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents the top of one side of thepad, complete in all its parts, ready to receive the straps which fasten it to the harness, the other side being the same Fig. II is a: cross-section of the pad cut lengthwise on a line, a: at, of

Fig. I, through the center. 'Fig. III is a view of the under side of the under plate, showing the holes for the pad-screws, burrs,and holes for the inserting of the burrs for the terrets, (to. FigpIV is a top View of one side of the pad-plate, without the end pieces or any other .which covers the spring and unites the two frames together. Fig. VIII is a view of the D, which, when locked into its place, re ceives the straps for fastening to the harness. Fig. IX is a view of the steel spring detached. Fig. .X is. a view of a pad-hook cut in two lengthwise to show the depression for the spring. Fig. XI is a View of a section cut crosswise through the lock-piece I, showing the rivets that secure the spring and the different parts together, i v

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

In this style of pad a degree of firmness is required not attainable with leather, as the of Letters Patent No. 223,991, dated February 3, 1880. Application filed October 13, m9. 1-

plates are in separate pieces and bend at the center; hence we employ a steel spring beneaththe leather at the center of the pad, riveted to the cast-metal plate and forming one continuous plate.

The pad-hook is made with a depression on its under side to receive the spring, as seen in Fig. X, so as to set smooth with the hook as if it formed a part, helping to keep the parts in their places.

We also find it necessary to make openings P in the plates D, to receive the burrs z for the upperor center pad-screw, this being essential to make thepad complete for changing trimmings.

Devices for changing trimmings are old;

fore, but becomes a necessity in this style of pad.

In making this invention we make distinct locks difi'ering each from the other, one kind at the outer ends and the other kind at the middle or center of the pads. The object of but anupp'er burr-hole was never needed bethese locks is, first, the lower ones secure the loop L and the upper ones secure the parts uniting the two sides together, while the padscrews nserve as keys to lock and unlock the parts at the same time.

We have made the middle parts of the padplates E C exactly parallel with the binding edges 73, sufficiently below the top of the binding-edges to admit of the thickness of the top leather, H, this being essential in this construction to make a good job.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a coach or harness pad with aspring center,the combination of the leatherH and plates. E for such pads,made with elevated flangesor binding edges, to receive the leather within their sides and upper edges, substantially as specified.

2. A coach or harnesspad with a spring all combined substantially as specified. 7

3. A harness-pad having two side plates and 5. The pad-ho0k R, in combination with the a oonnectin g-s'pring, in combination with comspringK and the middle or eenterleather piece, pound end locking-pieces, substantially as de j, substantially as herein shown and described.

scribed. 5 4. A center iron, 1), in the padpart,c0n- EDWIN R. GAHOONE.

structed asshown,forchangingtrimmings,hav- NOBLE TEAS.

ing an opening, P,'near the center, to receive the burr for changing the pad-screws 'which Witnesses: are used tolock the middle portion of the pads, ABRAHAM MANNERS,

10 substantially as herein shown and described. EDWARD G. ROBERTSON. 

